2016 Health Insurance Premiums
Those of us in the private health insurance market in Minnesota are being socked with 40-50% increases in premiums eff 1-1-16. I may have to put the RV up on blocks and park it in the driveway. I have...
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Walaby wrote:
Yes, you are right, there are botched surgeries on all sides. But, I will take my chances with our current medical system. You see, in Germany, for example, the "government" pays everyone the same for a procedure. So, there is NO incentive for one doctor, or surgeon to be the best at his craft, because he gets NO additional compensation for being the best. The only incentive is to get more procedures done than the next guy. That encourages cut corners and sub standard performance.
In this country there is also no financial incentive to be the best. Insurance companies or Medicare set a price for every procedure and the physician gets paid the same whether they are the best or the worst. The only way to get paid more is to do more procedures, just like in Germany.
